LESSON&PLAN&&WEEK&3&&Justin&Kerney&

YEAR&LEVEL&&&SUBJECT:&&Postgraduate+,+EDFD548&

DATE:&13th+August+2015&

NO.&OF&STUDENTS:&4&

LESSON&DURATION:&15+minutes&

TOPIC/FOCUS:&Binary+Numbers&
GOALS&AND&OBJECTIVES:&&Develop+an+understanding+of+how+to+represent+numbers+using+the+binary+number+system,+and+how+computers+use+binary+
numbers+to+store+and+transmit+text.+
The+students+will+be+able+to:+
+ correctly+construct+two+out+of+three+binary+numbers+after+being+provided+with+their+decimal+equivalents.+The+students+will+successfully+perform+this+task+
as+part+of+a+group+in+a+classroom+environment.+&
+ as+a+group,+discuss+and+formulate+a+system+for+representing+text+using+binary+numbers.&
SUMMARY&OF&RESOURCES&REQUIRED:&Each+student+will+be+provided+with+five+cards+with+1,+2,+4,+8+and+16+dots.&
LESSON&PROCEDURE&

TIMING&
3+min+

RESOURCES&

EXPECTED&STUDENT&
REACTIONS&OR&
RESPONSES&

STEPS&OF&THE&LESSON&
(key+activities+and+key+questions)+

TEACHER&RESPONSES&
GOALS&&&METHODS&OF&
TO&STUDENTS&
EVALUATION&
(including+consideration+of+
(including+specific+informal+
the+need+to+adapt,+reteach+
and/or+formal+assessment+
or+extend)+
links+to+AusVELS)+
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Opening&
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Introduce+dotted+cards+to+students+
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Question:+What+do+we+notice+about+
number+of+dots+on+each+card?+
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Number+of+dots+is+doubling+
for+each+card+

Draw+attention+to+link+to+
binary+system+having+two+
symbols+

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Question:+If+there+was+another+card,+
how+many+dots+would+it+have?+
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Double+the+previous+card++
32+

Clarification+if+students+
provide+incorrect+answer.+
Provide+answer+for+
following+card++64.+

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Lesson&Development&
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Demonstrate:+How+to+construct+an+
arbitrary+number+using+the+cards&

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+
Goal+for+this+section:+students+
will+be+able+to+translate+
decimal+numbers+into+binary+
numbers+and+vice+versa.+

5+min+

Students+will+be+assessed+in+
class+during+group+discussion.+

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Question:+How+can+we+represent+6,+
11,+21+using+these+cards?+

Students+use+supplied+
Observe+and+verbally+
cards+to+construct+numbers.+ describe+method+used+by+
students+and+correct+any+
mistakes.+

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Introduce+binary+number+system.+
Method+for+representing+numbers+
using+only+two+digits.+
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Group+Exercise:+Given+a+decimal+
number+27,+what+number+is+it+in+the+
binary+system?+
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Students+use+cards+to+
calculate+binary+number++
11011.+

Observe+how+number+is+
larger+than+previous+
numbers+constructed.+

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Group+Exercise:+Given+a+binary+
number+10110,+what+number+is+it+in+
the+decimal+system?+
+

Students+use+cards+to+
calculate+decimal+number++
27.+

Summarise+steps+used+by+
students.+

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Extension/Application:+Ask+students+
to+discuss+how+text+could+be+stored+
as+binary+numbers.+

Students+choose+a+system+
where+each+alphabet+letter+
corresponds+to+a+binary+
number.+

Use+system+with+students+
to+work+through+a+short+
example.++

4+min+

3+min+

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Closure&
Question/Task:+Write+in+your+own+
words+a+definition+for+the+binary+
number+system.+
+
Discuss+with+students+how+binary+
numbers+could+be+used+to+represent+
other+types+of+data.+
&

Students+use+their+own+
words+in+definition.+

Group+clarification+if+
necessary+

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References:!
CS!Unplugged,!Binary!Numbers!Activity!=!http://csunplugged.org/binary=numbers/!

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